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2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$12,428 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,114 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $8,007 per year.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.

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Out of the 14 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNCW graduate students pay an average of $7,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.

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Western Carolina University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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North Carolina A & T State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC A&T are $7,938 per year.

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#9

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 a year.

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#10

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

With a ranking of #10, Wingate University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wingate.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wingate are $11,700 a year.

Wingate also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Accounting at Wingate University Report

Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,330
Virginia 1,921
Florida 3,746
Tennessee 1,225
Kentucky 772
South Carolina 988
Louisiana 885
Arkansas 626
Alabama 1,557
Mississippi 1,081
West Virginia 520

Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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